Seating arrangement for cars.



T. H. MENCHION.

SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. 1915.

1,148,917. Patented Aug. 3,1915.

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SEATING ARRANGEMENT FOR CARS.

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THOMAS H.1MENCHION, FALL ,RIVER, MASSA(LI-III'U'SIEIT'IS.

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To all whom it may] concern: Z r I Be it known that I, THOMAS H. MENoHIoN,

a citizen of the United (States, residing. at Fall River, in thecounty" of Bristo'land State of lvlassachus'ettghave invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seat- 1 ing Arrangements for Cars, of which the following is a specification. a

This invention relates to. assen er street cars and more particularly to the] seating arrangement thereforwith especial regard to the central side entrance type of car pro-.

vided in each end with a motormans cab, the objects being to obtain a largeseating capacity Without interfering with the comfort of the passengersand to this end my invention consists in the arrangement of seats as hereinafter set forth, illustrated and claimed. J

In the accompanying drawingsz ldigure 1 represents a longitudinal horizoritahsection through the upper partof acar, showing a top planview of seats arranged according to, my invention; seve'ral'of the'seats being illustrated in folded position; Fig. 2, a vertical cross section on line 22 ofFig.

s 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

and Fig. 3, a side elevationyof one of the chairs or seats used, being of theindividually antomaticallyfolding type. j

Referring now detail to the drawings; A designates thel'car floor divided; by the sunken lateral central platform a, B the sides of the body of the, car, C the ends, D the motormans cab at each f end provided with a door E, the walls anddoor of these cabs being provided with glasspanes so that the motorman may seeclearly totherrear' and avoid accidents to passengers when getting on or ofi" the car.

F indicates the central side entry and exit doors, G the steps as usual, H hinged stair well guards to cover the stair wells when not in use and I indicates hand rails attached to the underside, of the guards H and brought into operative position by the turning upof the guards H into the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2. I

All parts above referredto are old and well known, so need not be described in greater detail. I

The cabs Dare located on opposite sides and at o posite ends of the car. Two long rows 1 of automatically folding seats extend on opposite sides of the car andopposite sides of the platform a from the wells specification of Iletters Patent.

ofthe steps G to the endsG of the car, and

similarly arranged, but reversed in position, are the rows 2 extending from the stair jacent cab D and stopping short of the-platfor'ma, to leave a passage Way 3 for passengers,are two rows of seats 4: on opposite sides of thelongitudinal central line of the car. The passage way 3 is of suflicient width to'allow passengers to comfortably pass therealong to the aisle 6 between each row of seats 4 and the adjacent "row '2 of seats; a Aisles 7 give readyaccess to rows 1 Patented Aug. 3, 1915. Application filed April 6. 1915. Serial no} 19,473. i

and rows directly from the platform a. v

A short row of seats is providedon'the 2 side of eachcab D facing away therefrom toward the side of the car. Aisles 7 are greater width than aisles 6 and will allow excess passengersstanding room, but it is Any usual form of automatically individually folding chair maybe used, the form shown inFig. 3 being preferred by me. In this form the seat J is pivotally mounted in the uprights K and provided with a weight L on the rear of its underface, so that the seat M Will move in the direction of the arrows on being vacated by a passenger, thus giving more space. However, this form of chair is only one of many that mightbe used and I do not wish to be considered as in any manner limited thereto or to any folding type of chair or to any other specific type of chair.

. walls ofvsaid car and facing in opposite directions away from the adjacent wall of the car.

2. In a seating arrangement for central side'entrance passenger cars provided with a sunken central platform, two rows of seats arranged longitudinally of said car respec- 'imy objectibythe above arrangement to pro -videsufficient'seating capacity so thatwith cars run on a reasonable schedule ;it will not be necessaryfor any passengers to stand.

I 3. In a seating arrangement for central side entrance passenger cars, two rows of seats on each side of said entrance and'on each side of said car and two rowsof seats, one on each SlClB of sald entrance and the central longitudinal line of the car facing 10 in oppositejdirections, said latter rows leavlng a passageway at their lnner ends for access to the side row to their rear. i 4. In a seating arrangement for central side entrance passenger cars provided with a sunken central platform, two rows of seats arranged respectlvely on ODPOSltQ.

sides of the car and said platform and eX- tending therefrom to the, end of the car, two rows of seats similarly arranged, but

reversely located and stopping short of the end of the car in eachv instance, and two lateral central platform and motormans further rowsof seatsfacingin opposite directlons, arranged respectively on opposite sldes ofthe car and on opposite sides of the platform, leaving a floor space between the'end'of each of the last mentioned rows a and the platform for easy access to the adj acent rows of seats.

5. ln astreet passenger carofthe central side entrance type provided with a sunken cabs located respectively in opposite ends of opposite side of the car on the opposite Side f the, platform, a row of seats located against the side of the car and extending from the stair we llto the rear wall of the adjacent cab, a similar rowof seats similarly arrangedon the oppositeside of the car and the oppos te sideof said platform, a row of seats arranged slightly to one side ofthe central longitudinal line of the car,

abutting against the adjacent cab and leaving a passagewaybetween itsinner end and "the platform a similar row similarly arrangedvbut facing in the opposite direction on the oppositeside of the platform and of the centrallongitudinal line, and a row of seats arranged against the side of each cab and facing away therefrom a substantially as set forthQ;

Intestimony'whereof, have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. a

A THOMAS H. MENCHION.

Witnesses;

' C Rn LI s .VV; DONOVAN;

' Lou s]; MLDON'OVAN.

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